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"Completely wasted" man made hoax gangland shooting call

Date
2019-12-02

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Brendan Treacy, 36, was sentenced to a suspended two‑and‑a‑half‑year term for making a false emergency call about a gangland shooting at Peadar Kearney House, Railway Street. Treacy claimed a gangland member had been shot and a black Toyota Avensis had fled the scene, prompting eleven Garda units, a fire brigade truck and an ambulance to respond for 24 minutes before the operation was called off. He later admitted the call was a "moment of madness" while he was "completely wasted" on tablets and vodka. Treacy, who has been clean of heroin for two years and now helps others recover from addiction, pleaded guilty to the false report. The judge noted the diversion of Garda resources and commended his rehabilitation efforts, suspending the sentence on a number of conditions. Treacy has 40 prior convictions, including theft, road traffic and drug offences.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: "Completely wasted" man made hoax gangland shooting call. Charges or matters: making a false report at an unknown location in Dublin 1 on August 23, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

August 23, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
2019-12-02 Publication

Why: He said he didn't know why he placed the call, but that it could have been because he had taken 30 tablets and vodka and the man had threatened to shoot him. CNI source report

Case subjects

Brendan Treacy

Defendant

Charges: making a false report at an unknown location in Dublin 1 on August 23, 2017 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Credit: Collins) A drug addict who made a bogus emergency call about a gangland member being shot in a Dublin pub has been given a suspended sentence. She suspended the two-and-a-half year sentence on a number of conditions.